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Pyrargyrite from Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru

 
Pyrargyrite from Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru

Pyrargyrite from Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru

Pyrargyrite from Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 61780
Mineral:Pyrargyrite
Locality:Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica, Peru
Description:Lustrous dark gray-metallic pyrargyrite crystals with flat prism faces and complex terminations composed of many smaller parallel crystals. Pyrargyrite crystals are relatively rare from this region. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997)
Overall Size:24x19x17 mm
Crystals:2-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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